Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-03-17
ORDINANCE
For the Regulation and Government
Of the a fairs of the borough of
MiIlhelm, Centre Co., PA.
SIDEWALKS AND CUTTERS.

| SIDEWALKS AND GC TIERS.
Section |. All pavements, side or
foot walks constructed along the streets
in front of or along the sides of all lots
within the limits OF the Borough, shall
be eight feet wide, including curb
stones. from the established building
line, and no steps, porchts, yerandas or
| fences shall extend more than three
and a half feet from the said building
| line, leaving the side walks four and Il
half feet in the CLEAR, unless otherwise
| directed by special ordinance OF the
Town Council Provided that no bay
window or other permanent part OF
any building shall extend beyond the
building line of any street, except by
special ordinance OF the Town Council.
Sec. ,. All entrances from side
walks into cellars shall be closed by
trap doors sufficiently strong to serve
as part of such side walks, and shall be
on a level with the same, excepting in
cases where such doors shall not extend
further than TO point four and half
feet from the outside of the curbing !:
Provided that all such entrances not
enclosed by trap doors as aforesaid,
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cient doors, or railing.
Sec. 3. Sidewalks, steps and porch
es, i'm alleys of twelve feet wide, shall
not extend over twenty inches into
such alleys in alleys of sixteen feet
wide, such sidewalks, steps and porches
shall not extend over two feet six inch
es as aforesaid, and in alleys of eighteen
feet or more in width, such sidewalks,
steps and porches shall not extend over
three feet six inches as aforesaid. All
such sidewalks, steps and porches, as
now constructed, may remain, nut
whenever repaired or rebuilt, must be
made to conform with the provisions
of this section.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
street commissioner to notify the own
er or owners, reputed owner or owners,
his, her or their agent or attorney, or
any lots of ground within the limits of
the Borough fronting or reXtendihgalong
any street, to construct at the grade es
tablshed by the Town Council, and or
the width established by ordinance.
good, substantial pavement or sidewalk,
of brick, stone. concrete, or plank not
less than two inches thick ; and upon
the failure of such owner or owners,
his. her their agent or attorney, to
make such pavement or sidewalk with
in thirty days after. the service OF such
notice, it shall be the duty of the street
commissioner TO make said pavement
or sidewalk of such material as herein
before specified, and report the expen-
ses 80 incurred to the clerk OF the coun-
Gil. whose duty it shall BE- to enter said
bill with an addition OF twenty per
cent. thereto into book TO be kept for
that purpose, and to furnish the attor.
ney of the Town Council with certi-
fed copy of said entry so made and ii
the amount of said bill rs rendered by
the street comm issioner, with the
twenty per cent. added shall not be
paid within ten days after notice from
the attorney that the same has been
placed into his bands for collection, then
it shall be the duty of the said attorney
TO cause the same TO be entered as
lien against the property along which
the said pavement or sidewalk was con-
structed. and collect the same as claims
are by law collected under the proyls-
ions Of the Act of Assembly of April ).
1851, regulating Boroughs, tand the sup
plements thereto.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
owner or owners of all lots within the
Borough, in front or along the side OF
which pavements or sidewalks have
been constructed, to keep the same In
good repair and if any such owner or
owners shall neglect or refuse for five
days after having received such notice
from the street commissioner to repair
such pavement or sidewalk, it shall be
the duty of the street commissioner to
repair the same forthwith, and return
a bill of expenses with twenty per cent.
added, to the clerk of the council, to be
collected in the same manner as pro-
vided in section four of this ordinance
Provided that no such repairs shall be
considered sufficient unless approved by
The street and alley committee.
See. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
street commissioner to notify any per-
son or persons obstIucting any street
or streets, alley or alleys, contrary to
the provisions OF sections one and three
of this ordinance, TO remove such Oh
structions and in case the person or
persons so notified shall neglect or re-
fuse to remUye such distractions for
twenty days after such notice, the
street commissioner shall remove the
same forth with and return bill Of ex
penses, with twenty per cent added, to
the clerk Of the council, to be collec-
ted as provided i'm section four OF this
| ordinance.
Sec. Z. It shall be the duty Of the
street commissioner to notify the owner
or owners, his. her or their agent or at
| torney. of any lots of ground having an
entrance or entrances from the side
walk into the cellar of such premises,
| to make, build, or enclose the same to
| conform with the provisions Of section
two of this ordinance ; and in case the
person or persons so notified shall neg
lect or refuse to make, build or enclose
such entrance as aforesaid for twenty
days after the service Of such notice,
the street commissioner shall proceed
TO do SO forthwith, and return bill Of
expenses, with twenty per cent. added,
to tbs clerk of the council, to be collec-
ted in the same manner as provided IN
section four of this ordinance.
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty of the
owner or owners of all land abutting,
fronting or laying along the sides of
the streets and roads within the limits
of the Borough, upon being notified by
the street commissioner, to build foot
walks, pavements, cutters, ,culverts and
drains of the size and width establish
| "a hu ordiuanon for such walks nave